Didymuria violescens
Spur-legged stick insect at Paddys River, ACT
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| Didymuria violescens | MichaelMulvaney | 23 Jun 2023 | |
| Didymuria violescens | KimPullen | 10 May 2021 | |
| Unverified | KMcCue | 15 Feb 2021 |
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Hitch hiking
5 comments
7 Jun 2021
Kevin, According to Brock & Hasenpusch in 'The complete field guide to stick and leaf insects of Australia' (CSIRO Publishing, 2009), males have a subgenital plate in the form of a characteristic 'bump' underneath the end of the abdomen, whereas females have in the same position an operculum which is 'boat-like' and 'often fairly flat'. Males are usually smaller than females and often much more slender. In winged species - such as your Didymuria violescens (if I have the name right) - males can often fly quite well, while females may have shortened wings that, at most, may break a fall.
7 Jun 2021
Interesting Kim, thanks. Hope I'll see another one and will test those indicators.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.921378-35.519703
- Altitude 1374.9m
- Maps Gibraltar Pines
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 14 Feb 2021 01:04 PM Recorded on
- KMcCue Recorded by
- 50mm or larger Animal size
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- KMcCue Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Didymuria violescens Stick insects (Phasmatodea) Insects
Species information
- Didymuria violescens Scientific name
- Spur-legged stick insect Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1558.6m Recorded at altitude
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